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O UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y RESEARC H TRIANGL E PARK , N C 2771 1 

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OFFIC E O F AI R QUALIT Y PLANNIN G AN D STANDARD S 

### Mr . Howar

dL . Rhodes , Director Division o f

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d Tallahassee , Florid a32399-2400 Dea r Mr . Rhodes : 

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### Than k you fo r your lette r of Augus t 13,1999 , encouragin g u s to continu e th e dialogu e wit h the participatin g stakeholde r group s regardin g ne w sourc e review reform . Yo u expresse d suppor t fo r th e ide atha

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### Augus t13,199 9 Mr . Joh n Seitz , Directo r Offic e of Ai rQualit

y Plannin g an d Standard s MD-1 0 Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort h Carolin a 2771 1 Dea rMr . Seitz : Recentl y th e Florid a Pul p an d Pape rAssociatio n me t wit h m e t o discus s th e progres s o f effort s t o revis e th e new sourc e revie w permittin g progra m throug h a stakeholders ' process . There wa s a majo rconcer n tha t th e recent , ongoin g discussion s ma y b e prematurel y ended . Th e stakeholde rgroup s hav e onl y bee n involve d i n proposin g som e alternative s fo rth e last si xmonths . The y believe that furthe rdiscussio n woul d b e useful . I n ligh t of discussion s the y ha d wit h me , I suppor t th e principa l o f usin g th e stakeholders ' process . I believe that furthe rdiscussio n woul d prove usefu l i f th e stakeholders a s a whol e wer

e as committe d t o resolutio n a s thi s grou p appear s t o be . Fro m ou rvantag e point , i t i s clea rthat th e PS D progra m i s on e o f th e mor e effectiv e ai r pollutio n reductio n program s w e have in-Florida . W e are abl e t o obtai n state-of-the-ar t emission s reduction s fo rne w source s an d fo rmajo rmodification s at existin g sources . A s th e PS D progra m i s reviewed , progra m modification s shoul d resul t i n mor e simplicity , greate rcertainty , paperwor k elimination , an d continuatio n o f emission s reductions . Ove r time , thi s approac h i s suppose d t o resul t i n state-of-the-ar t emission s contro l at previousl y grandfathere d facilitie s an d majo rne w sources . I n ou rdiscussions , th e followin g ide a seeme d t o attrac t som e suppor

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y i n Florida . I f incorporate d int o revise d PS D regulations , i t coul d provid e a ne w too l t o simplif

y th e curren t process . I f industr y propose d t o reduc e emission s a t existin g majo remission s units , th e proposa l coul d b e use d t o establis h a n enforceabl e schedul e i n a Titl e V permit . Thi s woul d brin g al l majo remission s unit s u p t o a hig h leve l o f emission s reductio n i n a reasonabl e timeframe , suc h as te n years . I f a longe rperio d were used , the n perhap s there coul d b e < a decreasin g benefi t fo reac h passin g year . Obviously , thi s concep t woul d have t o b e discusse d extensively .



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Mr . Joh n Seit z August 13 , 199 9 Pag e Two Wit h thes e emission s reductions , th e nee d fo rextensive PS D permit s fo rexistin g participatin g source s coul d essentiall y b e eliminated . Thi s woul d cu t cost s at al l level s i n th e publi c an d privat e sector . A t thi s point , on e coul d g o t o a syste m o f potentia l t o potentia l tests , knowin g that onl y increase s i n emission s beyon d a certai n threshol d woul d trigge rPSD . Unles s a bette rsolutio n i s found , modifyin g th e existin g progra m withou t makin g fairl y radica l change s wil l i n al l likelihoo d resul t i n a mor e comple xan d confusin g program . Th e complexit y o f th e existin g progra m i s difficul t t o comprehend , an d there must b e a bette rway . Thi s typ e of concep t ma y onl y b e attractiv e t o certai n segments o f industry , bu t i t migh t b e on e o f severa l option s that woul d reward a willingnes s t o reduce emission s i n a voluntar y program . Th e existin g progra m woul d continu e fo rthos e that d o not accelerat e emission s reduction s i n som e form . Havin g severa l way

s t o begi n eliminatin g PS D t o achieve environmenta l cleanu p faste r tha n th e presen t slow an d laboriou s metho d i s attractive . As a plantwid e applicability limi t ma y b e a goo d way t o provid e a n alternativ e t o PSD , s o migh t a n enforceabl e schedul e i n a Titl e V permi t that reduce d emission s fro m existin g emission s unit s i n exchang e fo reliminatio n o f futur e PS D permitting . Suc h permit s coul d b e negotiate d on e a t a time . Sincerely , Howar d L . Rhodes , Directo r Divisio n o f Ai rResource s Managemen t HLR/p k



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